In May 2002, Han Wu was born and the truth about the Guoxin incident was revealed. What followed was a nationwide shock.
As the investigation team conducted in-depth investigations, the problems involved in the shady dealings of Guoxin were gradually exposed. It has been confirmed that Chen Yue applied for projects to the state and various departments more than 40 times in the three years since the launch of the Guoxin project, and defrauded a total of nearly 100 million yuan in funding.
HKUST removed Chen Yue from his position as dean of the School of Microelectronics and his professorship qualifications. The Ministry of Education also revoked his "Yangtze River Scholar" status and recovered his grants. Chen Yue will also face prosecution for crimes including infringing on commercial secrets and embezzlement.
On the other hand, the shady dealings of Guoxin have led to the use of the guise of a science and technology industrial park to create various names, engage in capital operations by buying and selling shells, and embezzle state-owned assets. The bureaucratic issues involved and cases of corruption and bribery are even more shocking.
A commentary in the mainstream media Oriental Daily stated, "The country's support for integrated circuits is so strong and its expectations for independent research and development are so high that Guoxin once carried the expectation of a major breakthrough in the core technology research of China's chip industry, but the result was a false alarm. It must be said that past experience has made us believe that independent innovation is always under the planning and control of the government, and is the result of concentrating a lot of resources and money on tackling key problems... However, in this Guoxin incident, the birth of the Hanwu chip team of USTC has shown the world a fact, that is, this system may work in certain fields in the past, but if this traditional model that dominates the scientific community does not change fundamentally, the government cannot reform the system, release the status of enterprises as the main body of independent innovation, and stimulate enthusiasm for innovation through reasonable means, Chen Yue will not be the last counterfeiter, and the Guoxin incident will also happen in the existing scientific research system and structure!"
An internal document submitted to the upper echelons to stir up trouble and spark discussion is even more straightforward, and it serves as a wake-up call to the top leaders after this energy is released.
“… ‘Research bosses’ have caused a large amount of research funding to drain away, turning taxpayers’ money into their own assets. Huge amounts of research approval funds are in the hands of a small number of chief officials who do not understand technology, resulting in rent-seeking and the strange phenomenon of running around to get money… Now a considerable number of research and education-related institutions and administrative positions have formed a community of interests, and have developed a mature mechanism for sharing the spoils… The establishment and parallel mechanism of financial power, approval power, and auditing power must be brought into discussion as soon as possible… This scam is not committed by Chen Yue alone, the relevant leaders and expert authorities also have an unshirkable responsibility. In a sense, this is the product of a wide range of collective mistakes, which exposes the shortcomings of my country’s scientific research system and must be taken seriously!
If we fail to face up to this problem, reform the system, and rebuild academic ethics, this time the Hanwu chip provided a guarantee and avoided a devastating blow to the field of integrated circuit innovation. But what about next time? Can we still rely on chips like the Hanwu to appear in such a dangerous environment
Only through reform can our country’s independent innovation be revitalized and in the future, we can strive to achieve the grand goal set by the central government: ‘to build an innovative country by 2020 and make scientific and technological development a strong support for social development’! ”
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The author of this internal document that sparked a heated discussion among high-level officials is a rising star in Nanzhou, Li Jingping.
At this moment, Li Jingping was indeed as he had said when he and Jiang Yueqin parted on the Yanshan Mountain Trail. They were indeed very busy from then on.
From the outside, the son-in-law of the Jiang family and the once controversial Jiang Yueqin actually created an unexpected situation in the game of tsunami that originated in Nanzhou. The lost territory was recovered, but it also meant that a bigger collision had begun and a very challenging future was still to come.
The icebergs are melting with crackling sounds, the plates of the earth are colliding with rumbling sounds, and after the sounds of the ground cracking and the mountains collapsing, there may be the spring thunder that brings all things to life. The Cambrian Era is bound to be another vibrant scene.
"I haven't climbed a mountain for a long time. I miss the time when I climbed Yanshan Mountain with you. I saw the green scenery from afar. Now when I think about those leisurely days, I miss them so much." Li Jingping sighed to his wife on the phone, "Liu Gao...did he really go to the United States?"
After Chen Yue was investigated, Liu Gao disappeared before his problems were exposed. This underworld boss who was once interviewed at the Shushan Sword Conference and said that many of the big bosses who had received awards on the same stage with him had disappeared and fallen, but he was the only one who remained standing. Now, because of wanted charges such as bribery, embezzlement of funds and contract fraud, he lost all his dignity and fled. He also lost his position as honorary chairman of the Nanxing Group. The Nanxing Group has also set off an internal turmoil, and now it looks like a sensational earthquake from the outside.
Jiang Yueqin said, "The old man has already advised him to return to the country and surrender himself as soon as possible... But the situation may not be that simple. If he continues like this, he will probably live like a rat for the rest of his life. I know Liu Gao, he may not be willing to live this kind of life. He would rather be killed. He may not come back because someone behind him still doesn't want him to come back to avoid making the current situation worse."
"Then maybe one day when he comes back to turn himself in, that will be the time when everything is basically settled..."
"How is Zhang Songnian..."
"It's okay. In many cases, the innocent will be cleared. But this old Zhang resigned after he was investigated and clarified. Now that Nanzhou has opened up the situation, I'm afraid that this reform will be expanded. The Nanzhou model may be further promoted and deepened in many brother provinces and cities. Zhang Songnian is considered a hero. He probably wants to work harder for this great situation and is reluctant to give up his position as district chief. But it seems that he will not be limited to district chief in the future. It is a foregone conclusion."
Li Jingping said, "It's better not to let him go. First, I really need such a helper here. Second, if he wants to leave, he has to go to Fulong. Cheng Feiyang even said that he would welcome him with open arms. Isn't this stealing people from me? What does it mean to welcome him with open arms? This Zhang Songnian seems to be very good at sneaking into Chencang. I'd better not let him go."
After that, both of them laughed across the phone. After Zhang Songnian livened up the atmosphere, Li Jingping said softly, "Everything is going well at home..."
This is about the Jiang family. Liu Gao involves the interests of many people, and this collision also broke the Jiang family's bones and tendons. However, the old man who has been ill and has not cared about the outside world for a long time suddenly said that he would treat the headache and the foot pain, and cut off the relationship and fully cooperate with Li Jingping and Jiang Yueqin's work. That set the tone, and no one in the family dared to complain, but many scars were indeed exposed. Maybe many people in this family will be dissatisfied with them in the future. Will the relationship be unharmonious from then on, or will it eventually fall apart? This may have been something the old man didn't want to see, but at this moment, the old man still made the choice of his old generation of revolutionaries.
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Since the release of Hanwu and the unveiling of the dark side of Guoxin, Cheng Ran has only accepted an interview with one media outlet, Economic Report. The main content of the interview was to restore the whole story of the Guoxin incident in a concise manner, so that people in later generations had the most accurate answer. After that, he stepped back and no media outlet could formally interview him anymore. At most, they would give him a temporary interview on a certain occasion, and most of the time they were in a hurry.
Now it seems that the rumor has been confirmed. He is really not good at being in the forefront, like Boss Ma, or the EOs who are good at presentations in many companies, telling stories everywhere and doing a lot of publicity for his own business empire.
But people seem to feel that this is more in line with his personality and positioning.
From the perspective of the flowing river of history, many stories that were once noisy are just stories after they pass. They create waves in people's hearts, stirring up tenderness and ripples, but after the waves melt away, they return to the gurgling still waters, and will only be recalled occasionally over the years, with a little lingering warmth.
After that, many large and small conflicts occurred, which should be the impact of the Guoxin incident.
The Tonglang board of directors launched a power grab, and Xie Qian was nearly suddenly kicked out of the board and lost the helm of Tonglang. In the end, Cheng Ran showed his trump card, and the combined shares of the two weighed the largest proportion of Tonglang. This power grab gave Xie Qian a profound lesson and reflection, and what followed was a reorganization and a new start.
After q, it faced the challenge of MSN, which imitated and came from the United States. However, the challenge is a test for the internal situation. Forgetting about war will lead to danger. Li Mingshi's team is united and has the confidence to overcome these external challenges. These will make them more responsive and more organized, which will force them to make progress and make them start one reform after another, like a carp jumping over the dragon gate.
The American energy giant Anno went bankrupt in 2003, and big shorts appeared in the market. Some people said that one of the big shorts was targeting the one across the ocean.
But shortly after this incident, Liu Gao returned to China to surrender, and was arrested as soon as he got off the airport. A year later, the relevant case was tried in the Nanzhou Intermediate People's Court.
Also in the midst of all this noise, Chen Muyi came to Cheng Ran's house that day and handed him a document, which was half of the transferred equity of Tianxing Music, the half from Qin Xizhen.
Tianxing Music has developed very well. Not only has it obtained many music copyrights in Asia, its current platform has also begun to lead people into the digital music era. The historic launch of its ringtone service has achieved great success. If nothing unexpected happens, Tianxing Music's revenue will reach nearly 100 million by the end of 2003. A survey has shown that in the next one or two years, the popularity and explosive growth of mobile phones will rapidly expand this market to 1 billion. How big of a piece of the pie will Tianxing Music, which occupies an absolute share of the market, get from here
"I heard that your Hanwu Technology needs funds for follow-up research and development. Business is good, so Xizhen intends to transfer this part of the shares to you to support your Hanwu's financing..."
Qin Xizhen owns more than half of Tianxing Music's shares, which is already a huge profit. With Ban Hamster's personality, would she be so generous as to give herself half of her shares when she sees this profit right in front of her
This reason is too poor.
Even for Han Wu, it was impossible. Because the girl Cheng Ran knew would not do this. She might use other methods, but not this. This kind of determination, with the dust of going forward without hesitation. Cheng Ran smelled the smell of burnt feathers, the smell of a bird flying into the scorching sun.
Thinking back to the last time I saw Qin Xizhen, that was half a year ago. Ever since the HKUST incident, the rumors about the two of them have never stopped. Qin Xizhen didn't explain anything, and the incident became an unsolved case for the public.
The two had met half a year ago, in early 2003, when a lot of things had happened in the world. The US space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas before landing, killing seven crew members. It was a tragedy for mankind, and Cheng Ran was also dealing with a lot of aftermath, and Qin Xizhen was also busy. The two met in a hurry, ate some delicious food, made an appointment to eat next time, and then said goodbye abruptly. It was just that the last look in her eyes, Cheng Ran seemed to have seen it somewhere before... It seemed like a lifetime ago.
Thinking of some clues and details, Cheng Ran looked at Chen Muyi seriously and said in a deep voice, "I will not sign this document unless you tell me honestly what happened to Qin Xizhen."
Chen Muyi, who had been hiding it very well from the beginning to the end, finally couldn't hold it back anymore and his eyes instantly turned red. His voice was like a broken bellows, "She didn't let me tell you... and she even asked the lawyer to make an agreement with me. If you know about this later, I can get the exchanged shares. Damn it, I will tell you even if I have to be a beggar tomorrow! Cheng Ran... go see Qin Xizhen!"
"I went to HKUST to see you last year! She made the decision after she found out a serious problem with her lymphatic system!"
Cheng Ran's head spun for a moment, and he looked at Chen Muyi, trying to discern even the slightest hint of joking from his face, wondering if this was just the result of Qin Xizhen's naughty nature, and that he would jump out the next moment and say, "Ha... I fooled you!"
Cheng Ran finally understood why she met Qin Xizhen at HKUST. She said that she was peaceful and calm when she accompanied her around, and it seemed that she was not worried at all about the trend she would trigger about her career and reputation. At that time, Cheng Ran thought that she was just returning the favor, but now it seems that she was just being willful and selfish.
So when she was leaving, she would smile and say, "If I have no food to eat, no job, and no place to go in the future, you will be responsible." She showed such a gentle, otherworldly smile. So at that time, Chen Muyi turned his head away and could not see his face.
It turns out she didn't want him to be responsible.
But she wanted to give back to him the responsibility he had for her life.
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Cheng Ran requested a visa to the United States immediately and had no problems getting there. He then arrived at the downtown villa on Shangdong Street that Qin Xizhen had mentioned she had bought.
This is a three-story townhouse with a white exterior facade on the street and a classical appearance. There is a five-square-meter courtyard in front of the door, surrounded by a black fence. There are some bonsai in it. The bonsai are trimmed into the postures of animals, including chubby bears and giraffes, reflecting the owner's rich inner world and full of vitality.
Qin Xizhen excitedly took him to visit the house she loved so much, just like a hamster excitedly showing off his small warehouse full of treasures.
When Cheng Ran arrived, her mother was still there. She was a very gentle woman. She nodded at Cheng Ran and said, "Then I'll trouble you from now on." She was going back to China for a few days. Qin Xizhen's father, Qin Keguang, was also in the hospital due to a back problem. This woman, who had hidden behind the halo of her husband and daughter all her life, seemed so calm and composed in the face of all the storms that came to this family. It was really admirable.
When Cheng Ran took the list she had drawn up, she was still thanking him. Seeing Cheng Ran's gentle eyes, she said, "Thanks to you for taking care of our Xizhen all this time."
Qin Xizhen was a little weak, so Cheng Ran took on the task of accompanying her and lived in the guest bedroom on the second floor.
There is a family basketball hoop in the backyard of this villa. Cheng Ran would shoot hoops here in the early morning. Qin Xizhen would stand at the third-floor window, where the building's wall meandered up to the tiger's tail corner, and look at him with a smile on his face. The sun was shining in, the windows were clean, and his eyes were bright and his teeth were white.
She also showed him the high-tech double-sprinkler system she had mentioned before. Cheng Ran accidentally experienced it one day and was extremely enthusiastic about it.
Some of the townhouses next to this block belong to celebrities. One of them houses the collections of the Fashion Museum. In the past few brands, Hollywood movie stars, football stars, and Qin Xizhen’s friends have rented there. Not long ago, the Canadian female singer named Lavigne came to visit. Qin Xizhen introduced Cheng Ran to her. She was surprised and shook his hand and said, "I often hear her talk about you."
Cheng Ran said, "I like your songs, too." She was flattered.
Cheng Ran somewhat understood why Qin Xizhen bought this house on Shangdong Street. Sometimes when he sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor and looked at the hustle and bustle of the street, he would feel a sense of beauty of being independent and peaceful hidden in a busy city.
In the afternoon, they would walk outside on the street, and under the poplar trees, they had seen many celebrities and wealthy people who lived here in a low-key manner. One day, they met an elderly couple who lived nearby and often walked on this street. The old man raised his cane and took off his hat to greet them.
That evening, when the sunset glowed, the two stopped at the fence. Under the poplar tree, Qin Xizhen, holding his hand, smiled and said, "Cheng Ran, what do you think of death?"
Cheng Ran said, "Born to die, a puppet on the stage, when the thread is cut off, it will be scattered. Time waits for no one, so live well in the limited life."
Qin Xizhen looked down on him, "You are so coy and not generous at all."
Cheng Ran said in a bad tone, "Then you say!"
“I still like Tao Yuanming’s poem… What is there to say about death? My body will be buried in the mountains!”
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"It's just that I'm still sad to think that we won't be able to see each other again for another thousand or ten thousand years."
In the magnificent sunlight, her bun stood up, making the curve of her cheeks slender and pretty. She smiled at him and said, "Cheng Ran, come to my concert."
Cheng Ran nodded.
Cheng Ran suddenly remembered what a professor at HKUST had said during a lecture, that man is just a reed, the most fragile thing in nature, and there is no need for the entire universe to take up arms to destroy him. Sometimes, what kills him is just a breath, a drop of water, or even just a tiny moment in a fragment of the universe.
However, this reed is great. Even if the universe destroys it, man will always be much nobler than the one who kills it.
Because the thoughts it carries, the work it carries out, and the marks it leaves are enough to surpass those things that destroy it, and are enough to surpass the space and time that can kill it, which humans cannot fill in their entire lives. In a limited and short life, people can create something more magnificent that far exceeds the life journey in which they exist. That is the meaning of thought, that is the meaning of life.
No matter how the media exaggerates Qin Xizhen’s farewell concert.
In the Chengdu Stadium, when Qin Xizhen said that this song was dedicated to a very important person, tens of thousands of people fell silent.
Cheng Ran went on stage and stood in front of the spotlight.
He saw Qin Xizhen with a dazzling halo over there, just like the one she wore in white clothes that year, with her bun swaying gently in front of the white veil, like a banished angel from outer space, and she lip-synced to him.
The shape of her mouth was exactly the same as the one she had at the Shanhai Music Festival when Cheng Ran was drowned in the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
But this time, I’m afraid that if I turn around again, I’ll be away from this worldly life for ten thousand years.
The mouth shape is:
goodbye.
Somewhere in Cheng Ran's chest, a dam burst like a dam breaking with that heavenly sound.
The sea of suffering stirs up love and hate.
In this world, it is difficult to escape fate.
Goodbye, never see the woman on the white horse again.
Goodbye, no longer see my hometown at dusk, no longer see the misty river making me sad.
My love, after we part, I will never come back.
Silently, sitting alone, looking out, beyond the world.
Flowers may wither, but they will bloom again.
The love of my life is vague, beyond the white clouds.